An Emotional Lexicon For Climate Change

Wonder, Denial, Disappointment, Grief, and Hope

lex┬╖i┬╖con n.* A list of words relevant to a specific situation or shared by a group of people; a special vocabulary*

How can words describe the experience of living in a time of environmental crisis? How can we describe our feelings as the seas rise around us and we are uncertain about what the future holds? Does the language we use shape our experience of the natural world?

Reflect with local environmental humanities scholars and ecoartists on how arts and culture can help us understand the feelings we might have as we think about climate change.

Come to this event prepared to hear from to local humanities scholars and horticulturists and also to participate in small group discussions.

Free and open to the public, but registration is required at bit.ly/emotionlexicon

Reception with light refreshments** **

**7:30pm **

Lightening Round Lectures and Discussion

***Welcome: *Remko Jansonius, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens Wonder: Alastair Gordon, Architecture Critic, Miami Herald

Denial: Xavier Cortada, Artist-in-Residence, FIU SEAS and CARTA

Disappointment: Mark Rowlands*, *Department of Philosophy, University of Miami

Grief: Elizabeth Doud, Artist & Director of Climakaze Miami, FUNDarte ***Hope: *Catherine Newell, Religious Studies, University of Miami

Funded in part through the Humanities in the Public Square Initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities